(Flagstaff, Ariz.)—Continuing a 75-year-old tradition of informal lectures at the Museum of Northern Arizona, Board of Trustee members delve into their respective areas of expertise.
The seven lectures are free and begin at 4 p.m. at the Museum’s Branigar/Chase Discovery Center.
June 8 “Cultural Landscapes: A Hopi Perspective” by Leigh Kuwanwisiwma
Kuwanwisiwma is the director of the Hopi Cultural Office.
June 22 “Native Fishes: The Depths of Tragedy” by W. Linn Montgomery, Ph.D.
Montgomery is a professor of biology and the associate chair of biological sciences at Northern Arizona University.
July 6 “MNA and Elden Pueblo” by Peter J. Pilles Jr.
Pilles is the archaeologist for the Coconino National Forest.
July 20 “Grand Canyon: Deep Biogeography” by Lawrence E. Stevens, Ph.D.
Stevens is a consulting ecologist for Stevens Ecological Consulting.
August 3 “A Look at Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton” by Susan Deaver Olberding
Olberding is the historian and archivist for the U.S. Forest Service
Fort Valley Experimental Forest Station.
August 17 “Asteroids and Comets” by Carolyn Shoemaker
Shoemaker is a visiting scientist in astrogeology at U.S. Geological Survey.
August 31 “Carving Grand Canyon” by Wayne D. R. Ranney
Ranney is a professor of geology at Yavapai College in Sedona.